CAPE TOWN – Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan arrived in South Africa on Monday for their first overseas tour since the birth of their first child. Later in the trip, Harry will rekindle memories of the couple’s courtship in Botswana and of his mother Diana in Angola. Meghan, an American former actress, has […]

Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, are apparently “very much looking forward” to showing their baby son Archie around South Africa. The royal family arrive in Cape Town today – Monday 23 Sep – for their visit. According to a Reuters report the couple, who married in May 2018, can’t wait to see the […]

CAPE TOWN – Bringing local communities into mainstream conservation was vital to South African efforts aimed at curbing rhino poaching that has steadily declined from a peak of 1,215 animals killed five years ago, the environmental minister said on Sunday. South Africa, with one of the world’s largest rhino populations, is battling organised crime syndicates […]

A group of South African friends, who had been holidaying in Mozambique, were shocked by the size of an African Rock Python they spotted on the way home to KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Watch below. Charles Southwood from Ballito told SAPeople they estimate the snake was around 4 metres long! Charles said: “There were 15 of us, […]

Siya Kolisi believes the rivalry between rugby’s greatest foes has been restored following two years of hard work by the Springbok management. Kolisi was speaking on the eve of the Springboks’ opening Rugby World Cup Pool B match against New Zealand in Yokohama on Saturday. The rugby world – northern and southern hemisphere – has […]

Growing up can be very challenging for young people as they try to find their place in the world. In Hammanskraal, a small town in northern Gauteng, an organisation called Rre le Mme has taken the responsibility of equipping young people with the life skills that will assist them to handle any challenges they may […]

South Africa’s famous Drakensberg Boys Choir has produced a stunning performance of ‘World in Union’ in honour of the Springboks who kick off the Rugby World Cup 2019 campaign on Saturday, against the All Blacks. The Drakensberg Boys Choir said: “We are proud to present this video in support of our National Rugby Team, the […]

Sjoe, grab a tissue and watch the return of the country’s new heroes – Ndlovu Youth Choir – who have been flying the South African flag high on the world’s biggest entertainment stage, America’s Got Talent, and inspiring South Africans’ spirits to soar at a particularly tough time in the country’s history. Proud and grateful […]

Rugby fever is building in South Africa, with everyone standing behind their beloved Bokke. Here’s the latest video for the Springboks from Secunda Primary School. The school shared the video this morning and said: “Laerskool Secunda staan agter die Bokke! Like en Share asb ?ELKE KIND IS ‘N WENNER. #WENNER.” (Secunda Primary School stands behind […]

Demonstrators in South Africa are joining millions of young people from around the world who are skipping school or work today to demand urgent measures to stop environmental catastrophe, as world leaders are about to gather in New York for a UN Climate Action Summit next week. A march is currently underway in Johannesburg, on […]

The Springbok team will carry the image of 1995 Rugby World Cup winner, Chester Williams, on their jersey in Saturday’s Pool B opener against New Zealand in Yokohama. Williams was a shining star of the Springboks’ 1995 campaign but passed away suddenly from a heart attack in Cape Town two weeks ago. He was 49. […]

The captain and crew of a submarine in Simon’s Town, South Africa, got a shock a few days ago as they left their naval base… when a giant humpback whale showed its interest by spectacularly breaching right in front of them! Trace Photography ZA captured these once-in-a-lifetime photos. The 30 ton fully grown 16m whale […]

International magazine Time Out has announced that the suburb of Melville in Johannesburg, South Africa, is one of the Top 50 coolest neighbourhoods in the world… which of course isn’t news to the many residents who already live there and love it. The quaint bohemian Joburg suburb was named 48th in a list that had […]

The Ndlovu Youth Choir, who have made South Africans and Africans so proud on the world’s largest stage – America’s Got Talent – ended their AGT journey last night on a high, although they weren’t placed in the top five. The Choir, who have single-handedly lifted South African spirits during a tough period in the […]

Johannesburg’s Caitlin Rooskrantz made history this past week when she became the first South African to win a gold medal at an international gymnastics competition. Competing at the Szombathely Challenge Cup in Hungary, the 17-year-old scooped up a gold medal in the Uneven Bars,  ahead of Phoebe Jakubczyk from Great Britain and Roxana Popa from […]

With 18 of the 40 matches in the 2019 Rugby World Cup taking place mid-afternoon during working hours, including two Springbok matches, fans are feeling left out of the action – especially if they have an office SuperBru pool going. Short of taking leave for the six-week tournament, there are practical ways to stay up […]

What started 14 years ago as an annual weekly event to get South Africans to visit the country’s 19 main national parks for free for a day has just finished its latest season, with well over 113,000 – double the figure for 2018 – taking advantage of the offer. SA National Parks Week, which ran […]

A photo posted yesterday by South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has been met with mixed reactions from South African tax payers around the country… and almost everyone noticed the unamused lady sitting behind him! Mboweni posted a photo of himself in economy class and said: “The RULE IN MY OFFICE: If the flight is […]

Watch what the judges thought of Ndlovu Youth Choir’s amazing South African rendition of ‘Africa’ by Toto in their performance for the Finals of America’s Got Talent (AGT) last night. World famous judge Simon Cowell told the choir: “You have ended, with that performance, and I really mean this, the best Final I have ever […]

Ndlovu Youth Choir put an amazing South African spin on singing Toto’s famous ‘Africa’ last night on the world’s biggest stage – America’s Got Talent (AGT). AGT said: “The Ndlovu Youth Choir believes that if you can dream it, you can do it. The choir puts Limpopo on the map with this amazing performance of […]

An American woman, who had breast cancer last year, has not only become the first female to swim across the English Channel four times in a row, non-stop… but will also go down in history as the first person to do so. And South Africa’s own incredible endurance swimmer – Lewis Pugh – was one […]

South Africa’s assistant coach Mzwandile Stick is hoping for a strong performance by the match officials when the Boks take on New Zealand in their Rugby World Cup opener in Yokohama on Saturday. The Boks have previously felt they have not always got the rub of the green from the officials in clashes with the world champions, […]

The Ndlovu Youth Choir’s final performance on America’s Got Talent is tonight, and it promises to be a celebration of Africa! If you’re in the US or you know anyone who is – please ask them to watch and vote for the South African choir that have brought hope and pride to SA during tough […]

The video below will break hearts and stereotypes. Three gorgeous women with Albinism strut their stuff for a short film by Martin de Kock from MDKafrica. Here’s the story and photos from behind the scenes as we celebrate Albinism Awareness month in September…. A Daughter of Destiny is a passion project video that Martin has […]

South African endurance athlete Cameron Bellamy has just completed the longest channel swim in history – across 150km of open ocean! It took him 57 hours of continuous swimming from Barbados to St Lucia. Conditions were extremely hot but unusually flat. With less than 10 hours to go on Sunday, his support team said on […]